Characters
Quentin Compson - The oldest of the Compson children, a sensitive and intelligent boy preoccupied with his love for his sister and his notion of the family's honor. After Caddy's marriage, Quentin commits suicide by drowning toward the end of his first year at Harvard.Benjy Compson - Born Maury Compson, his name was changed to Benjamin in 1900, when it was discovered that he was severely retarded. A moaning, speechless idiot, Benjy is deeply attached to his sister Caddy, who is a mother-figure for him. When it was thought that he attempted to rape a young girl, Benjy was castrated in 1910. Jason Compson IV - Quentin, Caddy, and Benjy's mean-spirited, petty younger brother. Promised a job by Herbert Head in a bank, Jason ends up working in a Jefferson farm-supply store after his sister's divorce from Head in 1911. Caddy Compson - Actually named "Candace"; Mr. Compson and Mrs. Compson's only girl. Very close to her brother Quentin, Caddy becomes a promiscuous adolescent, and becomes pregnant unintentionally. She marries and is divorced by Herbert Head. Forced to leave her daughter (Miss Quentin) to be raised by her family, Caddy is sent away from the Compson home, where she continues to send money for her daughter--
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Compson Caddy, Miss Quentin, Compsons' Negro, Head Herbert, Maury Compson, Compson Compson, Caroline Compson's, Gerald Bland's, Herbert Head, Dalton Ames, miss quentin, herbert head, quentin caddy, jason compson, farm-supply store, quentin benjy jason's, dalton ames, compson family, dilsey's sons, sister caddy, 1910 jason, unhappy promiscuous girl, dilsey compsons' negro, caddy quentin benjy, 1910 jason compson,
Approximate Word count = 999
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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